CNET Forums: Message List - What gets under your skin about public cell phone usage?

WTF?

17 Sep 2008 05:44:54 PDT

If you allow these cretins into your life, then you are to blame. I just get rid of people who want to have conversation ...

customer service

10 Sep 2008 16:51:17 PDT

Oooh! Now this is a topic that really gets under my skin.

I work at a community college supervising academic labs ...

What bothers me? TMI!!

10 Apr 2007 15:24:12 PDT

Dude, I totally don't need to know all about your sex life. Ever hear of the word "discretion"? That's what an ...

What part of "emergency" don't you comprehend? hmm? ;)

18 Sep 2006 17:00:44 PDT

While on call/duty & unless on break, emergency workers need to be available at all times. ...

Worth a try

18 Sep 2006 11:30:47 PDT

Did you even ask your employer about getting a vibrating phone? If so, did you explain your situation? Did you check wit ...

A question for you, RevRob

09 Sep 2006 12:04:03 PDT

So, RevRob... I assume that you are a pastor. Are you saying that, given my situation, you would rather I not attend wo ...

Understanding???

09 Sep 2006 11:49:54 PDT

I sure am glad that God understood my situation better than you do. I would have lost my job in a heartbeat had I follo ...

Thanks for insulting me ;)

09 Sep 2006 11:45:04 PDT

I really appreciate you calling me a "DUMMY". I can't begin to describe to you how that brightens my day. Yo ...

He needs to be a safer driver...

08 Sep 2006 21:13:57 PDT

Do you feel safe when riding in a car with him? ...

Possible Illegal Use?

08 Sep 2006 20:31:53 PDT

Sooo...Which DUMMY actually gave their employer their cel phone number. If you gave your employer your cel phone number ...

Cell phones in church

29 Aug 2006 07:01:37 PDT

Whether or not you are on call 24/7 for emergencies, you should NOT allow your phone to ring during a church service. A ...

People talking in movies should be thrown in jail!

26 Aug 2006 21:36:33 PDT

People answering their phones and talking during a movie absolutely infuriate me. Unless you are the President, no one, ...

Exact;ly

26 Aug 2006 08:59:22 PDT

It's a living nightmare. Anyone can just hi-jack your life now. Sit on a park bench, they will sit beside you and start ...

How true

26 Aug 2006 06:43:27 PDT

it is all of the above, when I ride public transportation and people are yakking away loudly on the phone! and when the ...

You wont go to hell with a cell phone in church.

25 Aug 2006 16:18:08 PDT

The bible does not teach anything about cell phones because there were not any back then but it does teach about respect ...

tsk tsk

25 Aug 2006 12:59:33 PDT

i dont carry a cell phone
I am not a member of aarp
I did not just get off the boat
and while I do embrace the ...

Prejudiced

25 Aug 2006 11:57:39 PDT

That's just great [sarcasm]. So instead of being prejudiced against someone for racial reasons, we now have "techn ...

So you can disrupt emergency services calls too?

25 Aug 2006 10:26:02 PDT

Short-sighted people like yourself fail to realize that such devices would disrupt communication with emergency services ...

Churchgoers shouldn't jump to conclusions

25 Aug 2006 10:16:19 PDT

Though I agree with you that people should be courteous enough to not have their phones in church, there are exceptions. ...

(NT) ring tones: chickens, axel f etc...

24 Aug 2006 13:26:23 PDT

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Cell phone killer

23 Aug 2006 08:56:48 PDT

Make it a a 50 yards radius!! ...

Talking on a Cell phone is as dangerous as a drunk driver

21 Aug 2006 10:27:18 PDT

The cell phone companies have a very strong lobby. That is why it is NOT against the law to drive while being distracted ...

My thoughts on this thread

21 Aug 2006 10:10:32 PDT

In public restrooms... that bugs me to no end. The restroom is a sacred place. Don't talk on your cell phone, don't have ...

I love this one

20 Aug 2006 09:22:43 PDT

Years ago i was in a local restaurant, before the days of cellphones, and the man in the booth behind me was talking a b ...

all of the above

20 Aug 2006 07:16:59 PDT

I concur!

You should have heard the conversation after I saw a man snatch the phone out of a twentysomething's ha ...

Excellent points that I agree with...

19 Aug 2006 23:31:51 PDT

Are you a paramedic? Is that why your on call 24hrs a day? I'm not complaining or anything, am just curious is all. ...

stupid bluetooth headsets

19 Aug 2006 18:48:39 PDT

i hate bluetooth headsets, because in public places, like an airport, i always think someone is talking to me when they ...

i mean it for everyone

19 Aug 2006 18:04:03 PDT

i don't own a cellphone, never wanted one. I've been the victim of enough of them to realize they can be an expensive a ...

Respectfully disagree

19 Aug 2006 16:08:25 PDT

Sorry, but you are just plain wrong. Forget blatant smash-ups.
* Waiting at a green light behind someone lost in t ...

KUDOS To You !

19 Aug 2006 15:40:41 PDT

So glad to hear that you have realized the distraction of cell phone use while driving.
Almost am glad to hear that y ...

Only For You, Not For Me

19 Aug 2006 14:18:22 PDT

Sure, most responses in forums dealing with this issue indicate that using a cell phone is inappropriate or dangerous wh ...

point being missed, hon

19 Aug 2006 03:15:54 PDT

which is, it's not just the call. It's the invasiveness of it. In company, whether you are in it or of it, having the p ...

..... within reason ....

18 Aug 2006 21:09:57 PDT

I understand REASONABLE cellphone usage. First, I'll see who it is. Some folks never call except to pass-waste time. ...

THE ROAD DOES COME FIRST... THANK YOU

18 Aug 2006 19:18:36 PDT

Thank you for your fair and unbiased view on driving and cell phone use.
In the right situation, cell phones are THE ...

New Technology

18 Aug 2006 19:07:03 PDT

You mean there's not........ ...

Calls & Cars DO mix for safe drivers.

18 Aug 2006 18:50:43 PDT

Sorry. Maybe it's the cost of replacing two passenger doors that might make some of us bitter. I don't drive, myself ...

hadnt thought of this before, but...

18 Aug 2006 17:55:46 PDT

not so long ago, when you went to visit someone, you never got a call on their phone, unless it was a long visit and yo ...

All of the above

18 Aug 2006 17:48:09 PDT

I really hate seeing people with a cell phone up to their ears out in public. So rude and people don't want to hear all ...

refused to be ignored

18 Aug 2006 16:22:14 PDT

Ignored while present while your host chats with a caller? Sure it's rude (unless it's an IMPORTANT call, i.e. from or ...

A Lot

17 Aug 2006 23:39:26 PDT

A lot...but I chose Talking Loudly.

Half of those things on the list annoys me lol ...

Are YOU kidding?

17 Aug 2006 22:55:49 PDT

Mike1945, where I live, one could get shot for doing something like that.
I might comment about the improper use of ...

similar thoughts

17 Aug 2006 13:26:53 PDT

I'm with you. cell phones are great, convenient etc. but driving in this day and age requires ALL ones attention. ...

to Gator fan

17 Aug 2006 11:58:50 PDT

I appreciate your perspective on the drive - talk issue. I do see the police using their C phones daily as well. I reali ...

Cell phones ringing during a church service!

17 Aug 2006 09:54:10 PDT

Cell phones ringing during a church service and people answering them and holding conversations, in church! I've even k ...

Cell Phones + Driving DO NOT mix

17 Aug 2006 08:52:24 PDT

Trying to rationalize the use of cellphones while driving is absurd. Anyone with even a lick of common sense must reali ...

Pacifier

17 Aug 2006 08:49:03 PDT

Just like the great American water bottle.. Cell phones and water bottles walk hand in hand as the modern day pacifier. ...

Cell phone use

17 Aug 2006 06:25:54 PDT

When people are driving and talking on the cell phone don't pay attention to where they are going or doing and thats why ...

couldnt agree more

17 Aug 2006 05:42:40 PDT

there is a certain arrogance that goes with believing that "I am a superior driver" simply because one has nev ...

Cell Phones vs. Reality

17 Aug 2006 04:44:13 PDT

People aren't normally civilized and it becomes even more evident when all you want to do is have some space in front of ...

then again

17 Aug 2006 04:07:44 PDT

not everyone is as aware of their capabilities as you are. Some people believe they are invincible, that they are in co ...